Over the past two and a half years, while the most vocal leave and remain campaigners have endlessly yelled at each other, Brexit has often presented itself as a case study in contradiction and complexity. Certainly, whenever I have spent time in…

When the Gherkin appeared on the City of London skyline in 2003, it was something special — the first super-sleek tower, catalysing a striking cluster of commercial skyscrapers. Now, at only 40 storeys, it is barely visible. The response of…

Shares in Renault fell by more than 5 per cent on Monday following a report that the French carmaker's chief executive Carlos Ghosn may be arrested on suspected violations of financial trading rules. According to a report in the Asahi newspaper, Mr…

VOI Technology, an e-scooter startup headquartered in Sweden but with pan-European ambitions, has raised $50 million in Series A funding, confirming our earlier scoop. As I previously reported, London-based venture capital firm Balderton Capital…

Here's a simple idea I bet most Americans agree with: No qualified high school student should ever be barred entrance to a college based on his or her family's bank account. Yet it happens all the time. When colleges review applications, all but a…